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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIE NESS | Elie Ness Elie Ness Elie Ness Elie Ness Elie Ness Elieness Sauchur Point Elie Ness |
John Forgan Mr.Oliphant St Monance John Bennet Earlsferry George Leech Elie Mr Reddick Ph. County Map by John Ainslie - no date Stat.Acct: of County.[Statistical Account] Map in Stat:Acct: [Statistical Account] of County. |
026 Elie |
A large & bold headland projecting off the Estate of Elie into the Firth of Forth. Along the foreshore the rocks are large and broken being deeply indented. formerly it was called"Sauchur Point" and in a detailed descripton given of it in the Statistical Hist [History] of the County it is called by this name. though in a small map of the County paper'd to the same volume it is call'd "Elie Ness" when locally spoken of by the inhabitants it is call'd always Elie Ness, as only very few know it by the name Sauchur Point. "At this place a beautiful Gem is met with which forms an object of great attraction it is usually washed up after high winds and found among the gravel on the Beach. it is a deep reddish colour and varies from the size of a small grain to that of garden Pea. it is usually denominated the "Elie Ruby" "See Stat Acct. [Statistical Account] of County" |
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93 List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C.Asst [Civil Assistant][Parish of] Elie Plan 26C Trace 4
[page signed] T. Smith CA [Civil Assistant]
7th May [18]53
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There is a word in the description which looks like"pacfix'd or paifix'd"Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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